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Sir Thomas Fairfax of Denton 1521–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Otley, Yorkshire, , England

Death Date: 28 Jan 1600

Death Location: Otley, Yorkshire, , England

Father: William Fairfax

Mother: Isabel Thwaite

Spouse(s): Dorothy Gale

Children(s): Charles Fairfax, Edward Fairfax, Ursula Fairfax, Thomas Cameron

In 1521, Sir Thomas Fairfax of Denton entered the world in Otley, Yorkshire, , England, born to William Fairfax And Isabel Thwaite. Sir Thomas Fairfax of Denton married Dorothy Gale, and had children including Charles Fairfax, Christina Fairfax, Edward Fairfax, Thomas 1St Lord Fairfax Of Cameron, Ursula Fairfax. Sir Thomas Fairfax of Denton passed away in 1600 in Otley, Yorkshire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1521, Sir Thomas Fairfax of Denton entered the world in Otley, Yorkshire, , England, born to William Fairfax And Isabel Thwaite.
  • Sir Thomas Fairfax of Denton married Dorothy Gale, and had children including Charles Fairfax, Christina Fairfax, Edward Fairfax, Thomas 1St Lord Fairfax Of Cameron, Ursula Fairfax.
  • Sir Thomas Fairfax of Denton passed away in 1600 in Otley, Yorkshire, , England.

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Sir Denton's Ancestors

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Sir Denton
1521–1600
Birth Place: Otley, Yorkshire, , England
Parents
William Fairfax
1504–1558
Steeton, Yorkshire, , England
Isabel Thwaite
1495–1540
Denton Castle, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
William (Fairfax of Steeton) Sir.
1480–1514
Steeton Castle, Yorkshire, , England
Elizabeth Manners
1492–1535
Ethale, Northumberland, , England
Thomas Thwaite
1455–1499
Ask, Yorkshire, , England
Emota Middleton
1473–1499
Denton Castle, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Guy Steeton
1454–1495
Margaret Ryther
1446–
Sir Manners
1447–1495
Eleanor Roos
1449–1487
John Thwaytes
1452–1469
Isabel Ryther
1456–1468
Nicholas Middleton
1447–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Fairfax
1418–1471
Eustachia Carthorpe
1380–
William Ryther
1405–1475
Eleanor Williams
1420–1475
Robert Manners
1421–1488
Joan Ogle
1423–1488
Thomas Ros
1427–1464
Philippa Tiptoft
1423–1485
Thomas Thwaites
1390–1475
Alice Hay
1430–1496
William Ryther
1430–
Elizabeth GASCOIGNE
1411–

Sir Denton's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Fairfax of) Denton (1521–28 Jan 1600) m. Dorothy Gale (1532–25 Jan 1595)
  1. 1. Charles Fairfax –1603
  2. 2. Edward Fairfax 1568–1635
  3. 3. Ursula Fairfax 1552–1633
  4. 4. Thomas (1st Lord Fairfax of) Cameron 1560–1640 m. Ellen Aske 1560–1620
    1. 1. Charles Fairfax 1596–1673
    2. 2. Henry Fairfax 1587–1665
    3. 3. Ferdinando Fairfax 1584–1648 m. Mary Sheffield 1585–1619
      1. 1. Ursula Fairfax –1628
      2. 2. Ursula Fairfax 1620–1702
      3. 3. Elizabeth Fairfax 1619–
      4. 4. Thomas Fairfax 1611–1671
      5. 5. Francis Fairfax 1612–1649 m. Thomas Widdrington 1620–1664
        1. 1. Ursula Widdrington 1647–1717
        2. 2. Katherine Widdrington 1642–1676
        3. 3. Samuel Widdrington 1640–1717

Sir Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Sir Thomas Fairfax of Denton in Otley, Yorkshire, , England
Otley, Yorkshire, , England
1600
28 Jan 1600
Age 79
Death of Sir Thomas Fairfax of Denton in Otley, Yorkshire, , England
Otley, Yorkshire, , England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Otley, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1600
    Event Place: Otley, Yorkshire, , England

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